Best TV Shows of 2012

These are the 40 best-rated TV shows released in 2012, led by Roadkill, For the Love of Dogs and Galaxy Kickoff!!. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. Roadkill (2012)

★ 9.3/10

Ride along with Hot Rod's David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan as they continue their love/hate relationship with hot rods, street machines and other highly strung performance vehicles. In Roadkill, Freiburger and…
2. For the Love of Dogs (2012)

★ 9.2/10

Alison Hammond carries on Paul O'Grady's incredible legacy, following the ups & downs of life at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.
3. Galaxy Kickoff!! (2012)

★ 8.8/10

The story follows a boy who was in a soccer team, but it was disbanded due to not enough players. However, after the boy meets a female professional soccer player, he aims to bring his soccer team back.
4. Descending (2012)

★ 8.7/10

Descending is an exciting new weekly TV show now airing on Canada’s Outdoor Life Network, and featuring some stunning underwater video from around the world. Host Scott Wilson, from Brantford, Ontario, though fairly…
5. Kamisama Kiss (2012)

★ 8.6/10

Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe…
6. Sunday Brunch (2012)

★ 8.6/10

Sunday Brunch is a British television series, broadcast live on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings. It features cookery and interviews with celebrity guests.
7. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)

★ 8.5/10

Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
8. High School DxD (2012)

★ 8.5/10

Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get…
9. Chicago Fire (2012)

★ 8.4/10

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful…
10. On Cinema (2012)

★ 8.4/10

Tim Heidecker reviews the latest movies in theaters with a special guest.
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)

★ 8.3/10

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and…
12. Great Continental Railway Journeys (2012)

★ 8.3/10

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.
13. Andrew Marr's History of the World (2012)

★ 8.0/10

Andrew Marr's History of the World is a 2012 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers 70,000 years of world history from the beginning of human civilisation, as African nomadic peoples…
14. Las Fierbinţi (2012)

★ 8.0/10

A rural comedy where the intrigues caused by the upcoming elections in a small village give rise to a ridiculous war between the mayor and deputy mayor. Unfortunately, they have no clue that their struggle will prove…
15. Longmire (2012)

★ 7.7/10

A Wyoming sheriff rebuilds his life and career following the death of his wife. Based on the “Walt Longmire” series of mystery novels written by best-selling author Craig Johnson.
16. Elementary (2012)

★ 7.6/10

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father…
17. Pablo Escobar: The Drug Lord (2012)

★ 7.6/10

Pablo is a man with a natural ability for business. Early in his life, Pablo is introduced to the business of cocaine and the power it yields. A young life of crime lands Pablo in and out of jail as he builds his…
18. Call the Midwife (2012)

★ 7.5/10

Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
19. Veep (2012)

★ 7.4/10

A look into American politics, revolving around former Senator Selina Meyer who finds being Vice President of the United States is nothing like she expected and everything everyone ever warned her about.
20. Beauty and the Beast (2012)

★ 7.4/10

Detective Catherine Chandler is a smart, no-nonsense homicide detective. When she was a teenager, she witnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of two gunmen and herself was saved by someone – or something. Years…
21. Ripper Street (2012)

★ 7.4/10

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action centres around the notorious H Division – the police precinct from hell – which is charged with keeping order in…
22. Property Brothers: Buying and Selling (2012)

★ 7.4/10

Reality series where Jonathan and Drew help homeowners take their next step up the property ladder. Featuring two pivotal real estate moments, double the stress, and twice the manpower, first Jon renovates the family's…
23. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)

★ 7.3/10

The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag queen showdown is filled with plenty of heated competition, lip-syncing for the legacy, and, of…
24. Highway Thru Hell (2012)

★ 7.3/10

Follow the operations of Jamie Davis Motor Truck, a heavy vehicle rescue and recovery towing company based in Hope, British Columbia focusing on the hardships of operating along the highways of the BC Interior…
25. Scandal (2012)

★ 7.2/10

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the public images of the elite by keeping those secrets under wraps. Pope and her team are at the top of their game when it comes…
26. Birdsong (2012)

★ 7.0/10

As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.
27. Arrow (2012)

★ 6.8/10

Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
28. Made in Jersey (2012)

★ 6.8/10

A young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm.
29. High Maintenance (2012)

★ 6.8/10

A nameless cannabis delivery guy delivers his much-needed medication to stressed-out New Yorkers.
30. Finding Your Roots (2012)

★ 6.6/10

Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to…
31. Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (2012)

★ 6.6/10

Get to know Atlanta hip-hop stars like Rasheesa Frost, Karlie Redd, Yung Joc, Renni Rucci, Erica Mena and more as they make music, build businesses and juggle their relationships.
32. Inside Comedy (2012)

★ 6.5/10

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.
33. The Voice UK (2012)

★ 6.1/10

A vocal contest reality series featuring people with real talent and great voices. Only the very best singers make it through the the blind auditions, the decisions from the four celebrity coaches are based solely on…
34. Ignition (2012)

★ 6.0/10

Ignition puts you in the driver's seat of the automotive world's latest car, truck and SUV offerings, courtesy of Motor Trend. Watch as our team of experts throttles, track tests and pushes the limits of these vehicles…
35. Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess (2012)

★ 5.7/10

High school student Masato has been living abroad and only now returning to Japan. On his first day at school, he is awoken by Ann, his Arnval model Shinki. As he hurriedly prepares to depart, Ines, an Altines model…
36. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED (2012)

★ 5.5/10

An access-all-areas pass to the drama that you didn't see on the runway. See what happens behind the scenes when the queens let their tucks breathe... and let their emotions flow.
37. The Inbetweeners (2012)

★ 4.4/10

A group of teenagers navigating high school and charging into adulthood the way everyone does... by taking one step forward and three steps back.
38. Unlikely Animal Friends (2012)

★ 3.5/10

The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual…
39. Full House Take 2 (2012)

★ 2.4/10

Full House Take 2 is a 2012 South Korean television series that was jointly produced by Korean, Chinese and Japanese companies. It aired on Japan's TBS-cable affiliate TBS Channel 2, and South Korean cable channel SBS…
40. Highway Cops (2012)

★ 0.0/10

The guardians of NZ's highways, they patrol our country's busiest roads. From honeymooners to hooligans, either way the Highway Cops will set them straight!